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Lingnan University

1998

Managerial stress

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A Longitudinal Study On Managerial Stress In Hong Kong : Age Differences In Coping Strategies And Locus Of Control, Oi Ling Siu Jan 1998

A Longitudinal Study On Managerial Stress In Hong Kong : Age Differences In Coping Strategies And Locus Of Control, Oi Ling Siu

APIAS Working Paper 工作論文

The present study is a 15-month project which collected data from Hong Kong mangers at three points to examine the role of age, coping strategies, and locus of control in managerial stress in Hong Kong. A total of 634 managers was drawn by random sampling and purposive sampling method. The Occupational Stress Indicator-version 2 (OSI-2) was used as the instrument to collect data by self-administered survey method. The result showed that age was negatively related to job satisfaction, mental well-being, and physical well-being. The result also showed that older managers tended to employ more control coping, and older managers had …